CNN State of the Union May 24, 2015 13:32:00
Side of the aisle are saying look putting ground troops and air ground controllers and air strikes are not working. what do you foresee? what is your view on this? >> air strikes are effective but neither they nor really anything we do can substitute for the iraqi forces' will to fight. they are the ones that have that to beat isil and keep them beaten. we can participate in the defeat of isil but we can't make iraq run as a decent place for people to live. we can't sustain the victory, only the iraqis can do that and in particular n. in this case the sunni tribes to the west, and if there com...